Growth Engineering of SrNbO3 Perovskite Oxide by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Molecular Beam Epitaxy

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Main Authors: Palakkal, Jasnamol, Meyer, Tobias, Major, Márton, Bierschenk, Laurin Elias, Alff, Lambert
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author Palakkal, Jasnamol
Meyer, Tobias
Major, Márton
Bierschenk, Laurin Elias
Alff, Lambert
author_facet Palakkal, Jasnamol
Meyer, Tobias
Major, Márton
Bierschenk, Laurin Elias
Alff, Lambert
contents Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is a state-of-the-art technique for depositing thin films with precise stoichiometric control. However, when depositing oxides of perovskite-type ABO3, this process becomes challenging as controlling the flux rate of A and B simultaneously in the presence of oxygen is difficult. In this work, by utilizing e-beam-assisted oxide MBE, we successfully deposited SrNbO3 epitaxial thin films. A buffer layer of SrTiO3 perovskite oxide, prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), was used to improve the growth of this oxide significantly. This method overcomes the ultimatum of stabilizing perovskite oxide growth using MBE since the valence mismatch between the substrate and the films were effectively masked by the ultra-thin SrTiO3 and further supported interfacial charge transfer. Interestingly, we also discovered that the perovskite oxides SrNbO3 and SrTiO3 replace K in KTaO3 substrates by Sr, regardless of the deposition technique used, which is generally considered a reason for many interfacial effects. The growth of SrNbO3 was unaffected by the K deficiency when the stable buffer layer was introduced.
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spellingShingle Growth Engineering of SrNbO3 Perovskite Oxide by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Palakkal, Jasnamol
Meyer, Tobias
Major, Márton
Bierschenk, Laurin Elias
Alff, Lambert
Materials Science
Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is a state-of-the-art technique for depositing thin films with precise stoichiometric control. However, when depositing oxides of perovskite-type ABO3, this process becomes challenging as controlling the flux rate of A and B simultaneously in the presence of oxygen is difficult. In this work, by utilizing e-beam-assisted oxide MBE, we successfully deposited SrNbO3 epitaxial thin films. A buffer layer of SrTiO3 perovskite oxide, prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), was used to improve the growth of this oxide significantly. This method overcomes the ultimatum of stabilizing perovskite oxide growth using MBE since the valence mismatch between the substrate and the films were effectively masked by the ultra-thin SrTiO3 and further supported interfacial charge transfer. Interestingly, we also discovered that the perovskite oxides SrNbO3 and SrTiO3 replace K in KTaO3 substrates by Sr, regardless of the deposition technique used, which is generally considered a reason for many interfacial effects. The growth of SrNbO3 was unaffected by the K deficiency when the stable buffer layer was introduced.
title Growth Engineering of SrNbO3 Perovskite Oxide by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Molecular Beam Epitaxy
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00761